Charles Clarke, Pen and Ink Warrior

Mcgill-Queens University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773523545 . Black hardcovers / silver titles to the spine. First Edition. In As New condition with a solid binding and a pristine interior. The DJ is unclipped and also in As New condition. "When Charles Clarke settled in Elora, Ontario, in 1848 he joined the ranks of the province's radical reformers, becoming a vigorous critic of everything in Canada that smacked of the old regime - rank, privilege, and monopoly - and an enthusiastic supporter of everything promised by the new - equity, democracy, and individual opportunity. He played a prominent role in drafting the "Clear Grit" platform of 1851, supporting such ideas as a householder's suffrage, the secret ballot, and representation by population. He later espoused the two great causes of nineteenth-century Anglo-Canadian liberalism - provincial rights in Canada and Irish Home Rule in Britain. Equally involved in local affairs - from the Sons of Temperance to the Natural History Society - Clarke tirelessly promoted the natural beauties of Elora and tried to protect the environment of the Grand River gorge from the ravages of industry and human carelessness." ; B&W Photographs; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 352 pages .